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Most holiday feasts call for
delicious dishes to please a
crowd, but making preparation
as simple as possible is as timehonored
a tradition as the turkey
itself.
Simplifying your recipes and the
ingredients you’ll need is one of the
easiest ways you can take pressure
off your own shoulders as the festivities
draw near.
For example, this Sweet Tea Turkey
Brine calls for just a handful of easyto
fi nd ingredients like Milo’s Famous
Sweet Tea - available nationwide and
fresh-brewed without any added
preservatives or colors - for a tender
centerpiece at your gathering.
Follow it up with Sweet Pumpkin
Bread for dessert that will truly wow
your crowd while cutting down on
prep time.
Find more holiday recipes and
inspiration at drinkmilos.com.
SWEET TEA TURKEY
BRINE
Prep time: 20 minutes
Cook time: 15 minutes
1 gallon Milo’s Famous Sweet Tea
1 cup kosher salt
3 large sweet onions, quartered
4 lemons, sliced
8 garlic cloves, peeled
5 sprigs rosemary
10 cups ice
A whole turkey
• In large stockpot over mediumhigh
heat, combine sweet tea and kosher
salt; stir frequently until salt is
dissolved. Add onions, lemons, garlic
and rosemary. Remove from heat; let
cool to room temperature.
• When broth mixture cools, pour
into clean 5-gallon bucket. Stir in ice.
• Wash and dry turkey. Remove
innards. Place turkey, cavity-side
up, into brine to fi ll cavity. Cover
and place bucket in refrigerator
overnight.
• Remove turkey, carefully draining
excess brine; pat dry. Discard
excess brine.
• Cook turkey, as desired, reserving
drippings for gravy.
SWEET PUMPKIN BREAD
Prep time: 15
Cook time: 55-60 minutes
Yield: 1 loaf
1 2/3 cups all-purpose fl our
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
2 eggs
1 cup canned pumpkin
1/2 cup Milo’s Famous Sweet Tea
1/2 cup pecans or walnuts
• Heat oven to 350 F.
• In large bowl, combine flour,
sugar, baking soda, cinnamon, salt,
baking powder and nutmeg. In small
bowl, whisk eggs, pumpkin and sweet
tea. Stir wet ingredients into dry ingredients
until just moistened. Fold
in nuts, if desired.
• Pour into greased 9-by-5-inch
loaf pan. Bake 55-60 minutes, or until
toothpick inserted in center comes
out clean. Cool in pan 10 minutes
before removing to wire rack.
— Courtesy of Family Features
HOLIDAYS
Sweet ways to simplify holiday cooking
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